Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Sonia Lam
Sung-Ae Lee
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores Asian popular cultures in a global and cross-cultural context. It looks at notions of change, intertextuality and glocalization within the context of diverse cultural encounters in the region and beyond. The specific focus is on cultural products from countries which have developed popular culture as an export industry or as an aspect of 'soft power'.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
INTS307 also has unit-specific assessment policies. Please refer to the Study Guide on iLearn for details. Rubrics for all assessment tasks will be available on iLearn .
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Unit participation | 20% | No | Continuous |
Class presentation | 20% | No | Continuous From Week 3 to Week 10, inclusive |
Critical review | 20% | No | Week 5 |
Essay | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 18 hours
Due: Continuous
Weighting: 20%
Unit participation will be assessed in terms of the quality and consistency of participation in class and the completion of online quizzes. Students will complete participation tasks online via synchronous and/or asynchronous activities. See iLearn for more information.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Continuous From Week 3 to Week 10, inclusive
Weighting: 20%
Students choose one week’s topic, read the essential reading and other relevant materials and create PPT slides with notes. The presentation should include a summary of the important points of the week’s topic and questions designed to generate active discussion. Students will complete this task online via synchronous and/or asynchronous activities. See iLearn for more information.
Assessment Type 1: Qualitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 20%
Select one pair of readings from the specified sets of articles, and write a critical review. The review should be a discussion and assessment of how experts have approached an issue. Compare and contrast the works you are discussing, showing their strengths and weaknesses, their methodologies, and what contribution they make to your understanding of the topic.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Choose one of the specified essay topics. Identify an appropriate primary corpus and critically analyze how your sample texts have changed when placed in dialogue with other cultures. You may wish to consider what is culturally specific about these texts, and what has local and global significance.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery
The unit consists of seminars supported by Echo360.
Required and recommended texts
Unit reading lists are available through Leganto, the Library's reading list management system. Information on Leganto can be found at http://libguides.mq.edu.au/leganto/home. More information will be given in classes.
Access to the unit online
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ to check when your online unit will become available.
Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet.
The Weekly Schedule of Classes can be found in the Study Guide on the iLearn site.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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Date | Description |
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24/07/2020 | The Class Presentations were originally listed for Weeks 3- 11 (inclusive); this has now been amended to Weeks 3-10 (inclusive) |